Vendor directory
Find vendors your program already approved
Search by name, Tags, A-Z List, or Radius from your location, include virtual vendors, and see every result on a map. Keep the ones you use under My Favorites.
For parents
Order what your student needs, and always know what's left.
Create a request in minutes, follow every status change, and see each student's funds before you submit.
A day with Purchase Portal
From finding a vendor to tracking what arrived
New Request
Start a request in minutes
The New Request wizard takes you one step at a time. Choose Materials or Services, then pick the student and the vendor.
Paste a product link into URL on the Add Items step, and smart product fill adds the item name, description, price, ISBN, and a suggested category. The Request Summary keeps a running estimated total.
Services
Request classes and lessons on a schedule
Switch the request type to Services to request a class. Choose a Frequency, such as one class each week, pick a Start date, and enter the Activity / Class Price.
The vendor's Ordering Instructions sit right next to the form.
Funds at a glance
Know what each student can spend
Overview charts each student's remaining funds and funds spent, with every transaction and running balance below. While you build a request, you see the student's Pending, Used, and Available Funds.
Need to move money between your students? Choose Transfer Funds, and a teacher reviews the transfer.
Requests
See where every request stands
Requests sorts your orders into Draft, Pending, Approved, Processed, and All.
Filter by request type, status, or student, and sort by student, vendor, date, items, or total.
Messages
Ask questions right where the request lives
Chat with teachers and processors about a specific request under Messages. Unread counts show what's new.
Email and SMS updates tell you when a request is approved, declined, cancelled, or processed.
My Inventory
Keep track of everything your student received
My Inventory shows current and past items for each student. Download a PDF manifest with Download All as PDF.
Moving an item to a sibling? Pick the student under Transfer To and choose Submit Transfer Request.
More of what your workspace handles
- Books by ISBN Add a book by its ISBN with Select ISBN.
- Lesson plans Attach a Lesson Plan with drag and drop.
- Saved addresses Ship to one of the student's saved addresses with Select a Shipping Address.
- Drafts that wait for you Save a request as a draft, and finish it when you're ready.
- Status updates Get an email and SMS when a request is pending, approved, declined, cancelled, processed, or received.
- Any school year Switch school years on your request lists to look back at earlier orders.
What happens after you submit
- You You submit Your request moves from Draft to Pending.
- Teacher Your teacher reviews They approve, decline, or escalate it with a note.
- Processor A processor buys it By purchase order or credit card, from the vendor you chose.
- You You stay in the loop Email and SMS updates arrive with every status change.
Questions parents ask
What can I request?
Materials, such as books, kits, and supplies, and services, such as classes and activities, from vendors your program approved.
How do I know how much I can spend?
Each student's Available Funds appear while you build a request, next to Pending and Used.
Can I save a request and finish it later?
Yes. Save it as a draft, and it waits in the Draft tab under Requests until you submit it.
Who approves my request?
Your student's teacher reviews it. You get an email and SMS update when it's approved, declined, or processed.
Can I move funds between my students?
Yes. Request a transfer from Overview. A teacher reviews each transfer before it happens.
Do I have to type in product details?
No. Paste a product link into URL on the Add Items step, and the app fills in the name, description, price, ISBN, and a suggested category.
Want Purchase Portal at your program?
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